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Refrain
/ɹɪˈfɹeɪn/
To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
📖 Definitions of "Refrain"
verb
- 1
To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
- 2
To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
- 3
To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
- 4
(with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.
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